Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-17

Judge Van Fleet Admits the Defendants
Statements in Evidence.
Yesterday morning Judge Van Fleet an
nounced that he had decided to take testi-
mony, with the jury excluded from the
Courtroom, to enable him to decide
whether the statements made by the de-
PENDANT to Chief Dillman after his arrest
for the burglary upon which he is now
being tried were voluntary or influenced by
promises o. threats.
Chief Dillman testified that no induce
ments were offered, nor threats made-the
statements were purely voluntary
C. l.. Cox, at present prisoner in the
county Jail, stated that he was a special
officer at the time Casey was arrested. and
that he heard the Chief subsequently, saw.
in the presence of VIM. Arlington, J. NJ =.
Sullivan and Frank Rider, that if the
prisoner had not confessed he would have
had the floor of the cell removed and Casey
buried.
Officer Farrell was called and testified
that Chief Dillman had said to him that he
had told Casey that he would lock him up
until he confessed. The officer was not
certain as TO the language, and admitted
that the Chief might have said that he
locked Casey up until he confessed
L. G. Casey, the defendant, testified to
being taken to the Chiefs office after being
arrested. The Chief asked him where his
room was, and when he did not tell the
Chief grew furious, shook his fist in his
face, and exclaimed: C d YOU
will bury you in dark cell until you tell
if it takes six weeks or six months"
Officers Sullivan and wager were in the
office when Dillman made the threats.
The Chief afterwards motioned them to re-
tire, and the prisoner then agreed that they
should so to the room which he (Casey)
had occupied. The Chief promised that if
witness would tell where the room was he
would then let him go.
Officer Sullivan and Frank Wager were
sworn and testified that they had never
heard the Chief threaten Casey, and had
never seen him shake his fist at the pris-
oner.
Judge Van Fleet decided that the state
ments and confession made by the defend
ant to Chief Dillman should be admitted
He said that even Casey had failed to state
that the Chief of Police threatened him in
regard to a confession, the only threat
alleged having been made in reference to
the whereabouts of room.
The case was then resumed, Chief Dill
man testifying substantially as at the pre-
hmlnary examination as to Casey's taking
him to his room, where several hundred
dollars in coin, including the Mexican $50
piece alleged to have been taken from SEN
ator Walrath room, were found, and also
two bottles of chloroform, burglars key,
padded stockings, etc. The Chief was on
the witness-stand until P. NJ, and was
followed by Frank wager, officer Sullivan
and Sheriff Drew. The only new evil
dence, not given at the preliminary ex-
animation, was that OF the Sheriff which
related to the bringing back of the prisoner
from Brighton after his escape from Jail.
In a conversation with Casey, the latter
referred to the Constable having fred a
shot at him. The Sheriff said he wished
it had hit him. Casey responded that he
wished so, too. He subsequently remarked
that he did not think the Sheriff could
blame him for trying to escape, when he
had such nice family and had so much
reason to wish for freedom, to>which the
Sheriff responded that he did not blame
him, but he should have thought of his
family before committing the crime for
which he was imprisoned. Casey replied
that he was forced to it.